Core Competencies
Nursing is a challenging field of study that allows for similarities and differences across the various positions that one has the potential to hold. A non-clinical nurse administrator and a clinical nurse practitioner are both advanced positions within the field of nursing; however, they vary and require different core competencies for each individual professional role. As with any professional position, required education and several competencies are needed to successfully fill the role. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the core competencies of a non-clinical nurse administrator and a clinical nurse practitioner.
Non-clinical Nurse Administrator
The nurse administrator has core competencies in five different …show more content…
Nurse practitioner competencies are: scientific foundation, leadership, quality, practice inquiry, technology and information, policy, health delivery system, ethics, and independent practice (NONPF, 2012). Again, with the above listed competencies, they each have many meanings and tiers that help to differentiate the nurse practitioner competencies.
The nurse practitioner needs to be excellent at scientific date that enables one to analyze data and evidence for the betterment of the advanced nursing practice (NONPF, 2012). Quality competencies are another area in which clinical nurse practitioners need to uphold as they are dealing directly with clinical practice (NONPF, 2012). Practice inquiry competencies are unique to the nurse practitioner so that one can implement, generate, and apply new knowledge to their clinical practice to improve health outcomes (NONPF, 2012). In addition, policy competencies are absolutely needed for the nurse practitioner to demonstrate, analyze, advocate, contribute, and evaluate any influence and social factors for the interdependence of policy and practice for improvement through evidence based practice for nursing (NONPF, …show more content…
With the two roles that are compared here a non-clinical nurse administrators requires different skills than an advanced practicing nurse. Although the nurse administrator is not in direct patient care any longer, they are responsible for helping those in direct patient care utilize and follow not only the code of ethics also evidence based practice and facility policies. The nurse practitioner is directly involved with the patient and is a leader to her peers of nurses. Leadership and professionalism are two areas that the core competencies overlap, requiring excellent leadership and professionalism to all the different people within their practice and community. The differences between these two professions are position specific qualities that allow for the individual to perform their day to day daily tasks within the leadership role and return their knowledge and skills for the betterment of
Nursing is a challenging field of study that allows for similarities and differences across the various positions that one has the potential to hold. A non-clinical nurse administrator and a clinical nurse practitioner are both advanced positions within the field of nursing; however, they vary and require different core competencies for each individual professional role. As with any professional position, required education and several competencies are needed to successfully fill the role. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the core competencies of a non-clinical nurse administrator and a clinical nurse practitioner.
Non-clinical Nurse Administrator
The nurse administrator has core competencies in five different …show more content…
Nurse practitioner competencies are: scientific foundation, leadership, quality, practice inquiry, technology and information, policy, health delivery system, ethics, and independent practice (NONPF, 2012). Again, with the above listed competencies, they each have many meanings and tiers that help to differentiate the nurse practitioner competencies.
The nurse practitioner needs to be excellent at scientific date that enables one to analyze data and evidence for the betterment of the advanced nursing practice (NONPF, 2012). Quality competencies are another area in which clinical nurse practitioners need to uphold as they are dealing directly with clinical practice (NONPF, 2012). Practice inquiry competencies are unique to the nurse practitioner so that one can implement, generate, and apply new knowledge to their clinical practice to improve health outcomes (NONPF, 2012). In addition, policy competencies are absolutely needed for the nurse practitioner to demonstrate, analyze, advocate, contribute, and evaluate any influence and social factors for the interdependence of policy and practice for improvement through evidence based practice for nursing (NONPF, …show more content…
With the two roles that are compared here a non-clinical nurse administrators requires different skills than an advanced practicing nurse. Although the nurse administrator is not in direct patient care any longer, they are responsible for helping those in direct patient care utilize and follow not only the code of ethics also evidence based practice and facility policies. The nurse practitioner is directly involved with the patient and is a leader to her peers of nurses. Leadership and professionalism are two areas that the core competencies overlap, requiring excellent leadership and professionalism to all the different people within their practice and community. The differences between these two professions are position specific qualities that allow for the individual to perform their day to day daily tasks within the leadership role and return their knowledge and skills for the betterment of